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October LPMG E-Update Memorandum Date: October 27, 2016 To: CalMod Local Policy Maker Group (LPMG) From: Ben Tripousis, Northern California Director, California High-Speed Rail Authority Re: LPMG E-Update from High-Speed Rail Statewide Update Assembly Bill 1889 Signed by Governor Brown On September 28, 2016 Governor Brown signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1889 (High-Speed Rail Authority: high-speed train operation), authored by Assembly Member Kevin Mullin. AB 1889 provides clarification regarding the meaning of “suitable and ready for high-speed train operations” within the context of the funding plan statutorily required in order to expend certain Proposition 1A bond funds appropriated by the Legislature pursuant to Senate Bill (SB) 1029 (Ch. 152. Statutes of 2012). The bill also provides that a corridor or usable segment is “suitable and ready for high-speed train operation” if the bond proceeds (as appropriated pursuant to SB 1029), are to be used for a capital cost for a project that would enable high-speed trains to operate immediately or after additional planned investments are made on the corridor or usable segment and passenger train service providers will benefit from the project in the near term. Additional information about the bill can be found here. October Board Meeting The last California High-Speed Rail Authority Board of Directors meeting occurred on October 11, 2016. At the meeting, Small Business Advocate Alice Rodriguez provided an update on the high-speed rail’s small business program. To date, the high-speed rail program is meeting and in many cases exceeding its commitment to small business participation with 318 certified small businesses working on the program, of which 112 of those are from Northern California. One of the business profiled as part of this presentation is NSI, a San Jose-based firm that is doing quality assurance on the Northern California portions of the high-speed rail program. NSI is certified as a woman-owned small business, a disadvantaged business and a disabled veteran business. Watch this video so see why owner Laura Uden says the High-Speed Rail Authority’s aggressive small-business participation goal has given her company opportunities it might have not otherwise had. The next Authority Board of Directors meeting will take place on Monday, November 14, 2016. More information can be found here. Construction Update On October 17, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx toured construction of the nation's first high-speed rail system today while in the Central Valley. Secretary Foxx, accompanied by California State Transportation Agency Secretary Brian Kelly and High-Speed Rail Authority CEO Jeff Morales, visited the work sites of the Fresno River Viaduct near Madera, as well as the San Joaquin River Viaduct and the Tuolumne Street Bridge in Fresno. While on the tour Secretary Foxx had the opportunity to speak with trade and labor union members about their roles in the construction of high-speed rail. On September 14, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. paid a visit to one of the work sites. In Fresno, to sign several recently passed pieces of environmental legislation, the Governor had a look at the work going on at the Fresno Trench. While there, he spoke with some of the building and construction trade workers on site. To learn more about the latest information about the eight active high-speed rail construction sites, visit www.BuildHSR.com or read the September Construction Update here. Page 2 of 8 San Francisco to San Jose Project Section Update Update on the Scoping Report We are getting closer to the release of the San Francisco to San Jose Project Section scoping report and anticipate its release in the coming weeks. The report will summarize the comments received from the public and agencies, provides information on the three scoping meetings held during the scoping period, and describes the next steps in the environmental review process. On May 9, 2016, we issued a Notice of Preparation (NOP) to initiate a project level environmental impact report (EIR)/environmental impact statement (EIS) for the San Francisco to San Jose Project Section. At the same time, our federal partner, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued a new notice of intent (NOI) to initiate the federal environmental review process for the project section. As part of the issuances of the NOP/NOI, a formal comment period related to public scoping began which allowed for public comments to be received until July 20, 2016. It will be made available online here. Update on Environmental Schedule As previously reported our schedule indicates that we had planned to bring the Preliminary Preferred Alternative (PPA) for the San Jose to San Francisco Project Section before the Board of Directors at the November Board meeting. As we continue our environmental analysis and technical review we have determined that more time is necessary and are in the process of updating our schedule. This includes future community open houses and milestones dates. More information about those open houses and the schedule will be forthcoming. Community Working Group Meetings In October, we held a second round of Community Work Group (CWG) meetings within the San Francisco to San Jose Project Section. Meeting dates and locations: San Mateo County CWG – Thursday, October 6 in Redwood City (Veterans Memorial Center) Santa Clara County CWG – Thursday, October 13 in Mountain View (Silicon Valley Foundation) San Francisco CWG – Wednesday, October 26 in San Francisco (SPUR) The purpose of these meetings was to: 1) provide a statewide program update; 2) provide a project section update including new information on key project elements and an update on upcoming and recent outreach; and 3) review and discuss community priorities and values identified during the first round of CWG meetings. At the meetings, members reviewed community values and priorities identified during the first round of meetings and discussed key comments shared on roll plot maps of the project section. High-Speed Rail program staff provided updates on key project elements, including the potential light maintenance facility and station planning. Page 3 of 8 For the light maintenance facility, we are considering two options: West Brisbane and East Brisbane. Each facility will be approximately the same size and have the same storage capacity. Key differences between the two options include potential impacts to the Bayshore Caltrain Station and potential scheduling impacts based on the ability to move trains in and out of the facility efficiently. We are also in the process of refining station footprints for the three stations within the San Francisco to San Jose Project Section (San Francisco (4th & King), Millbrae (SFO), and San Jose (Diridon), analyzing platform and track configurations, and working with surrounding cities, transit agencies and communities to discuss station site and area access considerations. Materials from each CWG meeting can be found on the website, here. Upcoming and Recent Outreach Activities In addition to the CWG and Open House meetings, below is a list of recent and upcoming outreach activities occurring in the San Francisco to San Jose Project Section: North Fair Oaks Community Council Meeting (8/25/2016) Gardner Community Flea Market (8/20/2016) San Mateo County Board of Supervisors Presentation (9/6/2016) Viva Calle San Jose (9/18/2016) Day on the Bay Multicultural Festival (10/9/2016) Rail~Volution California Day (10/12/2016) Redwood City Chamber of Commerce Presentation (11/10/2016) Upcoming CSCG and LPMG Meetings: Please note that the November CSCG and LPMG meetings are rescheduled due to the Thanksgiving holiday landing on the forth Thursday. The next CSCG meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, November 9 from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm and the next LPMG meeting scheduled for Thursday, November 17 from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Page 4 of 8 Local Policy Makers Group (LPMG) Summary Meeting Notes for September 22, 2016 Summary Notes 1250 San Carlos Ave., San Carlos, CA 94070 (Caltrain Offices, 2nd-floor Auditorium) Members Present: Present City/County Representative or Alternative Yes No Atherton C. Wiest X Belmont C. Stone X Brisbane C. Lentz X Burlingame E. Beach X Menlo Park K. Keith X Millbrae W. Lee X Mountain View L. Siegel X Palo Alto P. Burt X Redwood City J. Borgens X San Bruno K. Ibarra X San Carlos R. Collins X City and County of San Francisco G. Gillett X San Jose R. Peralez X San Mateo J. Goethals X Santa Clara T. O’Neill X South San Francisco K. Matsumoto X Sunnyvale J. Davis X Chair: Acting Chair Peralez (A. Tissier was unable to attend) Vacant Seat(s): City and County of San Francisco Board of Supervisors (BOS), San Mateo County BOS, Santa Clara County BOS Authority Team: B. Tripousis, M. Galli, W. Gimpel, R. Walter, M. Marvin, C. Butsunturn 1. Introductions and Agenda Review Ben Tripousis, California High-Speed Rail Authority Northern California Regional Director, welcomed LPMG members and conducted roll call of LPMG members in attendance. No quorum was established. Acting Chair Raul Peralez, City of San Jose, reviewed the agenda. 2. High-Speed Rail Program Update Statewide Update Tripousis announced that the Authority’s Board of Directors had approved the Peninsula Corridor Improvement Plan Consisting of Funding Support for Caltrain Electrification on August 9, 2016. The Board of Directors' approval of the agreement memorializes the Authority's existing commitment to provide $600 million in funding through Proposition 1A funds towards Caltrain's Modernization Program. The Authority is now working with Caltrain to complete a Program Management Funding Agreement in order to provide the Proposition 1A resources. The next Authority Board meeting will take place on Tuesday, October 11 in Sacramento. San Francisco to San Jose Project Section Update Morgan Galli, Outreach, reviewed upcoming and ongoing outreach activities, including the following: The next round of CWG meetings will be on October 6, 13, and 26, 2016.
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